Places
Desert of Sin
The desert lying between Elim and Sinai. Israel receives manna there, then leaves it by stages as Yahweh orders and pitches camp at Rephidim.
Category
Places
First mention
Exodus 16:1
Tags
3
Exodus 16-17WildernessExodus
Scripture references
- Exodus 16:1
Setting out from Elim, the whole community of Israelites entered the desert of Sin, lying between Elim and Sinai -- on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left Egypt.
- Exodus 17:1
The whole community of Israelites left the desert of Sin, travelling by stages as Yahweh ordered. They pitched camp at Rephidim where there was no water for the people to drink.